The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

The State Department announcement marks a significant shift in Washington's approach and comes after months of stalled diplomatic efforts to get Kyiv and Moscow to agree to a deal to end Russia's three-year war.

Washington-Kyiv deal absolves Ukraine of past ‘debt’ for aid, but does not give security guarantees.

Throughout his 2024 campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump made diplomatic resolution of the Ukraine-Russia war a major priority, suggesting that he could bring peace within “24 hours.” Even before Trump resumed office in January 2025, as president-elect he named envoys and held preliminary discussions with a variety of leaders.

The US government said it will no longer ‘fly around the world at the drop of a hat’ for meetings

The state of public opinion helps explain why Zelenskiy has resisted Trump's pressure to cede territory

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Co-leaders say party is ‘being publicly discredited and criminalised’ by intelligence agency’s move to change classification

These are the key events on day 1,163 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Moscow event is taking place under tight security amid fears Ukraine could carry out drone strikes

Kyiv residents reacted to the agreement with mixed emotions, with some hoping that it would prove beneficial to Ukraine, while others viewed it as a form of imperialism, where Washington was capitalising on Ukraine’s dire need for continued US support.

Ukrainian president says the deal was the result of Vatican meeting with Donald Trump. What we know on day 1,164